Randy "that's what I'm talking about dawg" Jackson challenged Dean Markley to make the ultimate bass string to his stringent demands. They call them the Dean Markley Randy Jackson Alchemy Bass Guitar Strings.
“We’ve taken another important step in the evolution of string design...Its taken a versatile artist of Randy’s caliber to provide us with a significant challenge, and we’re all very, very pleased with the results.” - Dean Markley
Dean Markley Randy Jackson Alchemy Bass Guitar Strings offer the desired characteristics of a Stainless Steel bass string with the growl of nickel plated steel wrap wire. It was designed to be long lasting, yet multi-dimensional for recording and live performances.
The Randy Jackson Alchemy bass string has a core-to-wrap ratio unlike other bass strings, for proper tension, superb sound, and phenomenal feel. The proprietary Alchemy gold cover wrap treatment on the silver plated NPS wrap wire provides extra long life for the string.
In order to achieve the goal (to create the “Ultimate Bass String”), Dean Markley Strings had to re-align its thinking and re-design certain manufacturing methods. After months of R&D the company’s engineers developed a design that incorporates three different styles of strings into one combination string. The new Randy Jackson Alchemy Bass strings have a unique core-to-wrap ratio for proper tension, and a great sound and feel. And they have Stainless Steel under wraps, and they have our proprietary MC394 Gold cover wrap treatment over Silver-Plated NPS for added life.
“We’ve taken another important step in the evolution of string design,” notes company president Dean Markley. “Its taken a versatile artist of Randy’s caliber to provide us with a significant challenge, and we’re all very, very pleased with the results.”